At the end of the day, do you ever feel like your body’s this rheumatic 80+-year-old that just wants to hit the sack and sleep forever?

But the moment you lie down, your brain suddenly becomes this hyped college party maniac and goes, “Oh no, you don’t! We’re gonna party all night!”

And it does “party all night” like crazy – bombarding you with loud thoughts and keeping you from getting that much-needed rest. It’s annoying!

You’ve buried your head in the pillow, you’ve tried that warm milk sleep tonic – goodness, you’ve even applied eucalyptus oil around your eyes to keep them shut! But nothing seems to work.

Maybe what you need is a break from your thoughts, a podcast to distract you.

Don’t despair, these podcasts might be the answer to your pray’r!

1. Sleep and Relax ASMR

ASMR or Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response is a tingling sensation that starts on your scalp moving all the way down to your neck and back.

This podcast offers you that static-like feeling triggered by certain sounds such as whispered storytelling, the sound of the trees swaying with the wind, or the gentle patting rain and muffled thunder.

4. Game of Drones

You gotta admit, the pun’s pretty clever!

Simply put, this is the most boring recap of the most exciting show ever! And that takes some serious storytelling ninja skills. Again, thanks to the king of drones (let’s give it to him) – Drew Ackerman.

Again he rambles on with the story and delivers his own commentary that seems to go on forever and a day.

Man, this guy does a better job than my boring Statistics professor in college! (FYI, I used to take regular naps in class and she lets me.)

This guy deserves an award for his hilarious and skillful droning that the sleep-challenged could thank him for.

9. In Our Time

History is an interesting subject, to a chosen few that is.

If you’ve survived history classes without ever once dozing off, you’re a legend!

That’s probably why some people’s knowledge on the subject is limited to what they’ve seen in historical films. Movies, apparently present history more creatively, therefore, holding most people’s attention.

But as you know, these adaptations aren’t so reliable fact-wise, since details might have either been changed or added for dramatic effects.

But if you want the real thing from the experts and BBC-quality discussions, check out this podcast. (And also if you’re trying to fall asleep.)

Listen to a drab discussion of history – no background music, no dramatic effects – just a bunch of smart people talking about the history of freaking ideas!

As of June 2018, the podcast has attracted over two million weekly listeners, so it’s pretty big.

Hosted by Melvyn Bragg, this brilliant podcast has the potential to educate… and sedate.